McHugh

name

"mchugh" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“McHugh” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,187
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mchugh · McHugh · English

McHugh · rank #34,187 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,187
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mavis

Nearest frequency peer: Mavis (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “McHugh”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “McHugh” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for McHugh
PropertyValue
HeadwordMcHugh
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,187
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “McHugh”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).McHughlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Mavis” (#34,186), “Mauritania” (#34,185), “meaningfully” (#34,189). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “McHugh” is #34,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around McHugh, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,187 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A surname.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for McHugh, with forms such as "cmhugh", "mcchugh", and "mchguh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Variant of McCoy. The correct English form is McHugh, spelled M-C-H-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

Variant of McCoy.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cmhugh
  • mcchugh
  • mchguh
  • mchhugh
  • mchuggh
  • mchughh
  • mchuhg
  • mcuhgh
  • mhcugh
  • mmchugh

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of McHugh - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

cmhugh2mcchugh1mchguh2mchhugh1mchuggh1mchughh1mchuhg2mcuhgh2
Edit distance from "McHugh"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "McHugh"?
"McHugh" is spelled M-C-H-U-G-H.
What does "McHugh" mean?
As a proper noun, "McHugh" means: A surname.
What are common misspellings of "McHugh"?
Common misspellings include "cmhugh", "mcchugh", "mchguh", "mchhugh", "mchuggh". The correct spelling is "McHugh".
What is the origin of the word "McHugh"?
Variant of McCoy. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "McHugh", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list